WordNet (r) 3.0
asceticism n 1: the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state 2: the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) [syn: austerity, asceticism, nonindulgence] 3: rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint [syn: asceticism, ascesis]
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